Quarantine Baking
We just finished week 6 of quarantine due to COVID-19. People are coping in different ways and I've seen a lot of people bake bread and desserts, our house included. So far, I've made four cakes and two batches of cookies. All from scratch. I think this is my first time to bake anything from scratch, not using store-bought mix. I don't have a mixer so all this baking has been done by hand. I didn't want to buy a gadget that may not be used a lot, but I've enjoyed baking so far... The first cake was too heavy (still good) because I did not get the mixing order right, but the later ones are much better. :) Chocolate Chip Cookies - Batch 1 Chocolate Chip Cookies - Batch 2. I followed this recipe: https://newsroom.hilton.com/static-doubletree-reveals-cookie-recipe.htm Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting for Rich's birthday. Butter cake with vanilla frosting for Daniela's birthday. Chocolate cake for our anniversary. No fros...
